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/ 8 years agoSale’s Josh Beaumont sidelined for months
By Adam Ellis Sale Sharks have been dealt a blow with second row forward Josh Beaumont ruled out for three months....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSam gets tipped for England call-up
EXETER forwards coach Rob Hunter would be delighted to see No.8 discovery Sam Simmonds force his way into England contention as...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAll White for Chiefs as slick Nic helps put them top
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S former Australia scrum-half Nic White produced two inspired moments which left Newcastle, this season’s Premiership shock side,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago’Henry can use this to keep on improving’
GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann saluted Henry Trinder’s influence in Gloucester bouncing back from last week’s trouncing at Sale. He said of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTrinder’s box of tricks too much for Saints
By NICK CAIN HENRY Trinder put his horrendous run of injuries – including two knee reconstructions – behind him to light...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThrilling to have a re-run of last year’s final so early
Battle royal: Saracens take on Clermont in the pool this season PICTURE: Getty Images THE European Cup is a tougher, harder...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMealy-mouthed friends make Kyle’s ‘dig’ worse
COLIN BOAG As a confirmed grumpy old man, the list of things that irritate me beyond belief is a lengthy one,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBonus points have become too cheap
THE speeding up of the game seems to have made scoring four tries easier, particularly in the leagues below the Premiership....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely consistency across the board is not too much to ask
WHEN will the RFU take action regarding ongoing inconsistency of refereeing. In Sunday’s Wasps v Bath game, Nathan Hughes, when charging...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll for player power but the fans are key
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag and others...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPivac keen to bring in Moriarty
STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS are planning a double swoop for Wales forward duo Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. Gloucester back rower Moriarty...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBarritt’s not ready to smell the coffee yet
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Barritt aims to make it big in coffee when he finally hangs up his boots – but...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRees taking route into coaching
FORMER Wales hooker Matthew Rees is taking his first steps into coaching. Rees, who toured with the British & Irish Lions...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoPrem needs to reduce high impact training says Lamb
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH obsession with ball-carrying and contact, both in matches and in training, is a major contributory factor behind...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Tonga-born 2016 Bath No.8 of Melbourne Rebels and Japan (4) 3. Ireland 1999 World Cup scrum-half - a leading...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilliams: Tipuric top Welsh No.7 of all time
JUSTINTipuric is the best Welsh flanker of all-time according to former back row star Martyn Williams. Tipuric, 28, was named the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFamiliarty breeding success for DMP
By JON NEWCOMBE DARLINGTON Mowden Park have a ground that would be the envy of the Championship, and now they’re building...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBordeaux revelling in English connection
Anglo-Saxon making a mark: Rory Teague is inspiring Bordeaux PICTURE: Getty Images Atrio of British coaches have inspired Bordeaux-Begles to their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTucker’s hat-trick sends Penallta through
WRU National Plate/Bowl round-up REIGNING champions Penallta were pushed all the way as they opened their defence of the Plate title...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCardiff students taken to school by Trebanos
WRU National Championship round-up TREBANOS staged a major second half recovery at Cardiff Met to overturn a ten point deficit to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMyhill guides Quins past in-form Drovers in derby
By JAMES LLOYD Carmarthen Q26 Llandovery 12 CARMARTHEN Quins inflicted a second loss of the season on Llandovery after a thrilling...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAmber and Blacks nudge to victory in basement battle
By JAKE BACON Cross Keys 12 Newport 21 NEWPORT triumphed over Cross Keys at Pandy Park in a match where both...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVisitors have the edge in high-scoring affair
By EMILY GILL Cardiff 28 Pontypridd 46 PONTYPRIDD scored six tries as they downed Cardiff to keep the pressure on Bedwas...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTable-toppers Bedwas romp past Ebbw to show class
By ED HARRISON Bedwas 54 Ebbw Vale 5 BEDWAS remain at the top of the Premiership East after an eight-try hammering...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIronmen show mettle to dispatch dogged Bargoed
By RICH JONES Bargoed 18 Merthyr 45 MERTHYR hit Bargoed for six as the reigning Premiership champions made it three wins...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizards work their magic with second-half comeback
By JACK FLYNN Aberavon 41 Neath 20 ABERAVON bounced back from their shock 36-22 loss at Llanelli last weekend by comfortably...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Llanelli 33 Swansea 27 LLANELLI edged a thrilling derby clash with Swansea as they emerged narrow winners at Parc Y Scarlets....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHolland double the key as hosts triumph
By CHARLOTTE HIGGINSON Bristol L’dies 28 Glos-H’pury 20 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury tasted defeat for the first time this season, as Bristol Ladies battled...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDominant Richmond power beyond Valkyries
By GEORGE BOND Richmond 48 Worcester V 12 AN EIGHT-try performance saw Richmond keep up the pressure on the early leaders...
